Belarus jails opposition leader’s husband for 18 years
by Andrew Roth in Moscow from World news | The Guardian on (#5T160)
Syarhei Tsikhanouski was arrested in 2020 as he prepared to challenge Alexander Lukashenko
Belarus has sentenced the husband of the opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 18 years in prison for challenging the authoritarian ruler, Alexander Lukashenko, and helping to spark the biggest demonstrations in the country's modern history.
Syarhei Tsikhanouski, a popular video blogger, was arrested in 2020 as he campaigned to run for president against Lukashenko, whom he compared to a cockroach. He was charged with organising mass unrest and inciting social hatred.
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